Decorative candle and method of making the same



D. o. c. DEcKER'r 1,704,729

DECORATIVE CANDLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THEY SAME x March 12, 1929.

Filed May 5l, 1927 Patented .li/lar, l2, W29.

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Dneonarivn 'estiman Ann Mannen or Maxine' wenn senin.

Application led May 31,

rlhis invention relates to decorative candles, and the method of making the same.

Cine object of the invention is to provide an improved. decorative candle having a dowel rod imbedded axially therein, andliaving an improved connectionl with a, wick which extends beyond the end of the candle.

Another object of the invention isV to provvide a decorative candle comprising iinproved means for obtaining sufficient rigidity to prevent the candle from bending from the desired shape inwarm weather, or under the influence of heat. 1

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved method ofmalring the decorative candle herein disclosed. l

@ther objects of the invention will appear from the following description, reference being made to the accompanyinedrawing in which n l is an elevation of the weighted dowel rod used in making my improved decorative candle, the wick end being iii section.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the candle before the end thereof which imbeds the dowel weight has been cut off, the wick end of the candle being in section. l

3 is a side elevation of vthe finished candle. y

/l is a view of the lower end of the candle after it has been Vcut to remove the irelght of the imbedded dowel rod and before being finished with a coat of wax.

5 is a similar View after the finishing coat of wax has been applied.

ln pricticing the invention to obtain viny improved candle, l take a dowel rod l prefu erably of wood,'tliough other materials' may be used if desire l, 'and form in the tapered end 2 thereof a longitudinal bore 3 having an enlarged opening 4 to one side ofthe dowel rod. Through this bore 3 and openingv 4l a wick 5 is extended, the same having a. knot G thereon seated in the opening l but too large to pass through the borev 3. lnevent the rod is Composed of wood, or other relativelylight material, l inay'attach to the end of the .dowel rod opposite from the wick 5 a weight 7 which, as shown, is rolled around and clamped upon the end ofthe dowel rod. lf the dowel rod be composed of wood oriother similar material it is boiled in a substance7 so that when dipped in the molten wax better results will be obtained and the formation `out vthe weiglits.

After having beenl formed and treated inl 192'?. Serial No. 195,264.'

An appropriate sub.- this purpose comprises a mixture of air bubbles avoided. stance for composed of about ninetyper cent paraiiinel andften per cent stearic acid. l/Vhen thus treated, the weight is not essential, although then dipping the rods in the molten Wax withthe manner describedfthe dowel rod is repeatedly dipped iii and withdrawn from the molten wax until a tapered candle body 8 is formed, completely. imbedding said .dowel rod l and the ,weight 7. f

After the 'wax solidies the candle body and the dowel rod are cut transverselyabove A the upper endl of the weight Z and the lower end or the'v candle body is givena tapered formation, as shown in F ig. 3. Thus the lower end of the dowel rod is exposed (Fig. 4:). The candle is completed byapplying a coating or layer of wax to thelower endV of the candle body and dowelrodlto conceal the latter (Fig. 5). i i Y' ln the dipping operations the wick 5 may bev utilized tojsuspend the dowel rod and,

after the candle isr finished, the Vwick may be cnt to Jthe desired length.

i lt 'will be obvious that the dowel rod may be placed in a mold and the candle formed by pouring molten wax into the mold and around the "rltavoli rod, and thereafter-treating the candle to obtain the'iinished product as above described.

l claim: y

1^. i candlel comprising a body of wax or thelilte, an elongated dowelrod. completely imbedded axially in a body of wax or the like i and having 4a longitudinal hole in its upper end opening laterally to one vleide of said dowel rod, and a wick extending downwardly and laterally through ,said` hole.

. 2. A candle Vcomprisinga body. of wax orY the lilre, an elongated dowel rod completelyv iinbeddedaxially in a body of wax or the like and vhaving a. longitudinal hole in its upperend opening laterally to one side 0f said dowel rod, a wick extending downwardly and laterally through said hole, andA means for preventing the Wick from being with-k drawn outwardly through saidhole.

' 3. rlhe method of making' a candlel whichv n, v n 1,704,729

vconsists in successively clipping into molten having its lower enel Weighted so that it will wax and Wlthclmwmg therefrom u clowel rod smk reedlly mto the molten Wax, and then 'having its loweeld Weighted so that it will cutting lthe emcl'l'e and the clo'Wel 'lool transl0 sinkV reatlly into the Vmolten Wax. Versely above the Weighted enel of the clowel t' 4c. The method of maklnff a canelle Whlch rod and im lffmO acoatmff of WaXto the cut 3 3 t: Dv

l consists in successively dipping into molten end of the Clowel rod.

Wax mel Wthclawng therefrom a doWel rofl DANVERS O. C; DECKERT. 

